question about Austrian hat

[David Bresch]

http://www.cappelleriamelegari.com/it/catalogo/uomo/autunno-inverno/etnico.html#

I am an ingenue so far as hats are concerned. I learned of this hat shop through the fora and ordered a winter hat from them (a sheepskin ambassador) to solve a fashion hole my wardrobe suffered from. Now I am looking at other hats. I could not wear any of the great classic hats but the hat marked "kaiser alm" appeals to me. Can anyone tell me anything about this hat, the company that makes it, where I might see alternative models, etc?

 

[MattJH]

Hey, a fellow Philadelphian!

I don't know much about that hat. It looks like a hybrid between the stingy-brimmed velour hats of the 70s (Stetson Charger, et. al.) and the Austrian/German tyroleans, with half of a scoutmaster/State Trooper campaign(?) bash. Definitely a unique hat as far as my exposure goes. It would stand out far more than the classic hats you're opposed to, I'd think.